Control apparatus, system, and control method

Abstract

A control apparatus includes a controller configured to, when it is detected that first vehicle data obtained by monitoring a state of a vehicle and disclosed with consent of an owner of the vehicle has been viewed by a user, notify the user of first information prompting for consent to disclose second vehicle data obtained by monitoring a state of the vehicle after a point in time at which the first vehicle data was viewed, or second information inquiring whether the owner of the vehicle is to change.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A control apparatus comprising a controller configured to:
 receive viewing information indicating that first vehicle data obtained by monitoring a state of a vehicle and disclosed with consent of an owner of the vehicle has been viewed by a user, the viewing information including a viewing terminal identifier of a terminal apparatus via which the first vehicle data has been viewed by the user; 
 compare the viewing terminal identifier included in the received viewing information with a registered terminal identifier of a terminal apparatus installed in each of a plurality of vehicle dealers or in at least one of the plurality of vehicle dealers with which the owner of the vehicle is associated, the registered terminal identifier being stored in advance in a memory; 
 notify, when there is no registered terminal identifier stored in the memory that matches the viewing terminal identifier included in the received viewing information, the user, as a possible new owner of the vehicle, of first information prompting for consent to disclose second vehicle data obtained by monitoring a state of the vehicle after a point in time at which the first vehicle data was viewed; and 
 notify, when there is a registered terminal identifier stored in the memory that matches the viewing terminal identifier included in the received viewing information, the user, as the owner of the vehicle, of second information inquiring whether the owner of the vehicle is to change. 
 
     
     
       2. A system comprising:
 the control apparatus according to  claim 1 ; and 
 a terminal apparatus configured to transmit the viewing information to the control apparatus when the first vehicle data is viewed via the terminal apparatus by the user. 
 
     
     
       3. A control apparatus comprising a controller configured to:
 receive viewing information indicating that first vehicle data obtained by monitoring a state of a vehicle and disclosed with consent of an owner of the vehicle has been viewed by a user, the viewing information including a viewing user identifier of the user; 
 compare the viewing user identifier included in the received viewing information with a registered user identifier of the owner of the vehicle, the registered user identifier being stored in advance in a memory; 
 notify, when there is no registered user identifier stored in the memory that matches the viewing user identifier included in the received viewing information, the user, as a possible new owner of the vehicle, of first information prompting for consent to disclose second vehicle data obtained by monitoring a state of the vehicle after a point in time at which the first vehicle data was viewed; and 
 notify, when there is a registered terminal identifier stored in the memory that matches the viewing user identifier included in the received viewing information, the user, as the owner of the vehicle, of second information inquiring whether the owner of the vehicle is to change. 
 
     
     
       4. A system comprising:
 the control apparatus according to  claim 3 ; and 
 a terminal apparatus configured to transmit the viewing information to the control apparatus when the first vehicle data is viewed via the terminal apparatus by the user. 
 
     
     
       5. A control method comprising:
 receiving viewing information indicating that first vehicle data obtained by monitoring a state of a vehicle and disclosed with consent of an owner of the vehicle has been viewed by a user, the viewing information including a viewing identifier of the user or a terminal apparatus via which the first vehicle data has been viewed by the user; 
 comparing the viewing identifier included in the received viewing information with a registered identifier of the owner of the vehicle or a terminal apparatus installed in each of a plurality of vehicle dealers or in at least one of the plurality of vehicle dealers with which the owner of the vehicle is associated, the registered identifier being stored in advance in a memory; 
 notifying, when there is no registered identifier stored in the memory that matches the viewing identifier included in the received viewing information, the user, as a possible new owner of the vehicle, of first information prompting for consent to disclose second vehicle data obtained by monitoring a state of the vehicle after a point in time at which the first vehicle data was viewed; and 
 notify, when there is a registered identifier stored in the memory that matches the viewing identifier included in the received viewing information, the user, as the owner of the vehicle, of second information inquiring whether the owner of the vehicle is to change.